If it was indeed an American F-22 that shot it down, he didn't order it, he acquiesced to having it shot down in his territory. As a canadian, I see it as co-op

If it was indeed an American F-22 that shot it down, he didn't order it, he acquiesced to having it shot down in his territory. As a canadian, I see it as co-operation, like when another dude sees you struggling and offers to open your beer for you. The announcement is from the PM's twitter account and not an announcement by military leadership, or the Governor General, our head of state, (so no aliens, basically). I'm interpreting our politicians needed to be seen to be involved in this one for some reason. After reading about the first balloon, to me this announcement is like a really nice dinner after forgetting your birthday.